Welcome to the first installment of “The Hot List,” a column where I showcase a few of the newest, freshest Close To My Heart items and some of the cool things you can do with them.
Love Life stamp set
If you’re looking for a stamp set with some decorative shapes and swirls, you can’t pass up the Love Life stamp set. On the card below, I stamped the set’s dotted circles three times to create a repeating background design.
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Materials: Elemental paper packet, Typeset paper packet (border strip), Love Life stamp set, Lagoon Exclusive Inks stamp pad, Cricut Art Philosophy Bundle (sentiment, rose), Pearl Adhesive Gems
For the next card, the sentiment was created by stamping and combining three different images from Love Life. I also combined images to decorate the circle in the center of the card. (It’s leaning on its side because it’s too bumpy to stand straight). Love Life has images that coordinate with shapes on the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. The Chocolate scalloped circle is one of those images.
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Materials: Elemental paper packet, Love Life stamp set, Cranberry and Desert Sand Exclusive Inks stamp pads, Cricut Art Philosophy Bundle (card base, doilie), Pearl Adhesive Gems, ribbon. Card pattern from Paper Crafts Card Ideas for Paper Crafters.
January 2012 Stamp of the Month – Little Reminder
Another stamp set to check out is Little Reminder, the January Stamp of the Month, which is perfect for cards and invitations like the one below. This set also has images that coordinate with shapes on the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. I cut a circle from Cricut and then stamped the date images on it.
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Materials: Elemental paper packet, Little Reminder stamp set, Pacifica and Desert Sand Exclusive Inks stamp pads, Cricut Art Philosophy Bundle (circle)
You can get Little Reminder for just $5 if you spend $50 or more in my CTMH shop. It’s available through January 31, 2012.
Decor Journaling Spots
If you like tags and hidden journaling, then Decor Journaling Spots hit the spot! They come in a variety of colors and designs that coordinate with different CTMH paper packs. If you look closely, you’ll see I snuck in some stamped images from the January Stamp of the Month and Love Life.
Here’s a close up of the journaling tag.
Materials: Elemental paper packet, Little Reminder stamp set, Lagoon and Chocolate Exclusive Inks stamp pads, Cricut Art Philosophy Bundle (letters, circles), Lagoon Mini Medley Assortment (photo clips, brads, button), Red Button Assortment (Sorbet flower button), Pattern – Imagine, “Monologue”
That’s my hot list for January. What do you think? Have you used any of these products? What’s on your hot list this month?
